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Investment Team

Guy Weaver Mark Lyons
Guy was formerly a Director at KPMG and has Mark has extensive experience in investing funds,
extensive SaaS experience and a large network evaluating and managing business opportunities
within the technology sector. He co-founded and working with management teams to implement
Introstream, a business helping companies growth strategies. Most recently Mark held a
connect with technology solutions providers. Director position at a family office with over £1.5bn
Guy is a member of Pro Manchester Science of assets under management and administration.
and Technology Committee and a mentor for Mark trained as a Chartered Accountant at PwC.
Manchester Tech Trust & Tech North Advocate.
Pete Carway
Louise Rigby Pete is a qualified accountant with 12 years
Louise joined Praetura in November 2017 from experience including Finance Director and Financial
KPMG where she had spent over nine years in its Controller positions in software and other service
Advisory business, including a secondment to a businesses. He held the role of Finance Director in
clearing bank. Louise is a Chartered Accountant a fast growth Artificial Intelligence business raising
with significant experience in advising SMEs and over £5m of investment and overseeing a 5x increase
has undertaken a role as Finance Director of a high in company value in 2 years.
growth business.
Jamie Newall
Sim Singh-Landa Jamie graduated from Lancaster University in
Sim has worked in the financial services industry for 2015 with a 1st class honours in an Ernst & Young
over 17 years with experience spanning banking, sponsored Accounting & Finance degree. Post-
real estate, finance, investments, pensions and graduation he joined Ernst & Young full time and
funds. Sim’s responsibilities include undertaking completed his Chartered Accountancy qualification
financial and qualitative appraisals, marketing, working on a wide-ranging client base across
due diligence, project management and client multiple industries.
relationship management.

Portfolio Team

Ben Hatton Tom Hardman
Ben is a successful technology entrepreneur who Tom is the Portfolio Financial Controller, providing
founded and built Rippleffect, a full service digital in-depth analysis on the financial and commercial
agency before selling the business to Trinity Mirror performance of the Praetura Ventures portfolio of
where he became MD of Digital. Ben is a board companies. Prior to joining Praetura, Tom held similar
member of a number of Praetura’s technology financial and analysis roles at leading NW companies
investment businesses and provides significant including Push Doctor, AO.com and Matalan.
technology and digital marketing expertise in the
appraisal of investments and across the portfolio.

Scott Hooton
Scott provides strategic advice to a number
of our technology and retail focused portfolio
companies. Scott previously held the position
of Chief Commercial Officer at Phones4U and
Caudwell Group for over 20 years. He has extensive
experience in founding and scaling businesses with a
particular focus on building sales teams, propositions
and maximising retail opportunities.